| Title: |
CRIP 118 |
| Description: |
During 1948 & 1949 the Rock Island returned to ALCO and bought eight 3-unit freight locomotives (cab-booster-cab) to compare with the newer F7-model produced by GM-EMD. The latter began to arrive in 1949, with numbers commencing at 100A,B (cab, booster), and ending at 127A,B in 1951. Both the ALCO and GM-EMD units were powered by 1500-hp engines, and both rode on B-B trucks.This fleet of 42 multiple-unit locomotives replaced the older 4-8-4's in mainline service almost immediately, but the newer ones lasted until the fall of 1952, when they were retired long before they were worn out. |
| Photo Date: |
7/21/1950 Upload Date: 8/10/2013 12:23:02 AM |
| Location: |
La Grange, IL |
| Author: |
E.M.D. |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 118(F7A) |
| Views: |
1315 Comments: 1 |
